Just a few years ago Adam Johnson was Stuart Downing’s understudy at Middlesbrough. Now he has overtaken Downing in the England pecking order and looks to be in with a chance of going to the…
Steven Gerrard insists he will not quit international football despite England's dismal World Cup showing. The Liverpool skipper led the Three Lions in South Africa and has come under fire following a stuttering group stage…
Boss Owen Coyle is doubtful over whether a permanent deal can be struck to bring Croatia striker Ivan Klasnic back to Bolton Wanderers next season. The 30-year-old netted eight goals in 32 appearances last season,…
Sir Alex Ferguson hailed the "class" of Dimitar Berbatov after his man of the match display in a pre-season victory over Celtic. The much-maligned Bulgaria striker scored the first goal in Friday's 3-1 victory over…
Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle is still to decide whether to allow teenage striker Danny Ward to leave the club on loan this season. The 19-year-old, who has been linked with a host of Championship…
West Ham United co-owner David Gold has admitted that there is no chance of former England captain David Beckham moving to Upton Park. In the summer, Gold had hinted that he was keen to bring…
1. 4-5-1 diminishes any attacking potencyWhen Birmingham fans looked down the fixture list, Wigan at home would have stood out as one that they could easily have picked up three points from given their record…
Pretenders Manchester City showed that they can become genuine title contenders this season with their 1-0 victory over champions Chelsea at Eastlands last Saturday. Of course, it was Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea who most recently broke…
The Daily Mail has reported that Manchester City and Chelsea are trying to acquire a young Portuguese player, using all of their incentives in trying to entice the player from the youth system at Sporting…
Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier has hit back at John Carew, who reacted angrily to the Frenchman suggesting that the striker needed to impress to earn a new contract. Houllier was set to hand Carew…